cheap thrills
Budget amusement fixes
Cheap thrills are quick, easy pleasures that require little effort or investment—often with a hint of the lowbrow or disreputable.
The phrase can be dismissive He's just in it for the cheap thrills or self-aware Sometimes you need a few cheap thrills.
Roller coasters, trashy movies, and minor rule-breaking all qualify.
Reckless pleasure drive
- prankPlayful trick on someone
- mischiefPlayful troublesome behavior
- high jinksBoisterous, playful behavior
- goofing offIdling instead of working
skateboarding · sneaking out · arcade · carnival · frolic · shenanigans · tomfoolery · hijinks
Enjoyment tinged with shame
sensationalism · tabloid · shock value · gratuitous · sleaze · exploitation · B-movie · potboiler
Quick sudden movement
- buzzContinuous low drone
- kickFoot-delivered strike
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- highGreat in altitude
exhilaration · surge · sensation · stimulation · titillation · giddiness · heart-pounding · tremor
Satisfaction without delay
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- quick fixHasty temporary solution
- short-livedLasting only briefly
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
passing fancy · superficial · hollow · empty calories · disposable · distraction · shallow · transient
Sudden urge to act
- whimSudden arbitrary desire
- spur-of-the-momentDone without advance planning
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
impromptu · capricious · fleeting · hasty · adventurous · risk-taking · daredevil · gamble
joyride
Reckless pleasure drive
- prankPlayful trick on someone
- mischiefPlayful troublesome behavior
- high jinksBoisterous, playful behavior
goofing off · skateboarding · sneaking out · arcade · carnival · frolic · shenanigans · tomfoolery · hijinks · revelry
guilty pleasure
Enjoyment tinged with shame
kitsch · sensationalism · tabloid · shock value · gratuitous · sleaze · exploitation · B-movie · potboiler · melodrama
rush
Quick sudden movement
- buzzContinuous low drone
- kickFoot-delivered strike
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
high · exhilaration · surge · sensation · stimulation · titillation · giddiness · heart-pounding · tremor · jolt
instant gratification
Satisfaction without delay
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- quick fixHasty temporary solution
- short-livedLasting only briefly
ephemeral · passing fancy · superficial · hollow · empty calories · disposable · distraction · shallow · transient
impulse
Sudden urge to act
- whimSudden arbitrary desire
- spur-of-the-momentDone without advance planning
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
reckless · impromptu · capricious · fleeting · hasty · adventurous · risk-taking · daredevil · gamble · rash
- pulp fictionpulp, pulp fiction, pulp magazines, pulp novels, dime novels
- tackinesstackiness, gaudiness, garishness, tawdriness, trashiness
- vulgarityvulgar humor, crude, crass, coarse, obscene
cheap thrillsinner peace
Mental and emotional tranquility
deep satisfaction · spiritual fulfillment · spiritual enrichment · self-actualization · emotional depth
cheap, thrill, cheaper, cheapest, cheaply, cheapness, cheapen, cheapened, cheapening